Konin, Poland
Konin Milepost
Oldest surviving milestone in Europe outside of the Roman Empire.
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Konin, Poland
Oldest surviving milestone in Europe outside of the Roman Empire.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Police, Poland
This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.
Wolin, Poland
A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.
Toruń, Poland
A modern-day Polish explorer's collection of artifacts from around the world
Kozłów, Poland
How did this desert wind up in the middle of a Polish forest?
Darłowo, Poland
This statue is said to bring good luck to visiting lovebirds.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Gdańsk, Poland
These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.
Guben, Germany
The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.
Pniewo, Poland
What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.
Skopje, North Macedonia
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Witnica, Poland
This public park collects signposts and other memorabilia related to local history, Polish-German relations and human progress
Osinow Dolny, Poland
An installation at the border commemorates a battle from 972.
Krzeszów, Poland
One of the largest and most ornate abbeys in this part of Europe.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Walbrzych, Poland
This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.
Wrocław, Poland
Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.
Karpacz, Poland
The largest toy museum in Poland showcases Europe's history of childhood.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Świebodzin, Poland
This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.